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                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today          
                         is not binding precedent of the Board.                       

                                                      Paper No. 26                   

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                              Ex parte MICHAEL A. PERKS                               
                                    ____________                                      

                                Appeal No. 2000-1238                                  
                               Application 08/566,638                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before MARTIN, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          1-14 over prior art.1  We reverse.                                          




                    1  As noted in the "Status of Amendments After Final"             
          section in Appellant's brief (at 3), which section the examiner             
          has indicated is correct (Answer at 1), an amendment (Paper No.             
          20) was filed on February 26, 1999, canceling claims 15-18.  This           
          amendment has not yet been formally entered.                                

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